Directing

Mrinal Sen

Born 1923-05-14

Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India

Department: Directing

Biography

Mrinal Sen entered the world of arts through Indian Peoples Theatre Association (IPTA) in 1943. He made his first film 'Raat Bhor' in 1956. Deeply influenced by the leftist ideology, most of his films deal with socio-political themes and the complexities of life of the urban middle class of Bengal. His second film, 'Neel Akasher Nichey' was banned by the government for two months in 1958. Though he predominantly worked in Bengali cinema, Sen also made films in the Odia, Telugu and Hindi languages. He won the National Award for Best Film four times and his films were screened at various international film festivals that bestowed accolades upon him. Sen also served as a jury member at the Cannes International Film Festival.

1973

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (78 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Talking Head	(voice)	Movie	2020
A Documentary Proposal	Self	Movie	2014
Celluloid Man	Self	Movie	2012
Cinema Asia: India	Self	Movie	2007
This, My Land	Director	Movie	2002
This, My Land	Screenplay	Movie	2002
Smita	Self / Appearance	Movie	2001
And the Show Goes On	Director	Movie	1996
The Confined	Director	Movie	1993
The Confined	Writer	Movie	1993
World Within, World Without	Director	Movie	1991
World Within, World Without	Screenplay	Movie	1991
City Life	Director	Movie	1990
Ek Din Achanak	Director	Movie	1989
Ek Din Achanak	Screenplay	Movie	1989
Genesis	Director	Movie	1986
Genesis	Screenplay	Movie	1986
Portrait of an Average Man	Director	Movie	1984
Portrait of an Average Man	Screenplay	Movie	1984
Portrait of an Average Man	Story	Movie	1984
The Ruins	Director	Movie	1984
The Ruins	Screenplay	Movie	1984
Kharij	Director	Movie	1982
Kharij	Screenplay	Movie	1982
Cinématon XII	N°114	Movie	1981
Kaleidoscope	Director	Movie	1981
Kaleidoscope	Story	Movie	1981
Kaleidoscope	Screenplay	Movie	1981
In Search of Famine	Director	Movie	1981
In Search of Famine	Screenplay	Movie	1981
Indian Talkie	Self	Movie	1981
Ek Din Pratidin	Director	Movie	1979
Ek Din Pratidin	Screenplay	Movie	1979
The Man with the Axe	Director	Movie	1979
The Man with the Axe	Screenplay	Movie	1979
The Royal Hunt	Screenplay	Movie	1977
The Royal Hunt	Director	Movie	1977
The Outsider	Director	Movie	1977
The Outsider	Screenplay	Movie	1977
Chorus	Director	Movie	1974
Chorus	Writer	Movie	1974
Chorus	Producer	Movie	1974
The Guerrilla Fighter	Director	Movie	1973
The Guerrilla Fighter	Story	Movie	1973
The Guerrilla Fighter	Producer	Movie	1973
The Guerrilla Fighter	Screenplay	Movie	1973
The Guerrilla Fighter	Dialogue	Movie	1973
Calcutta 71	Director	Movie	1972
Calcutta 71	Screenplay	Movie	1972
Interview	Director	Movie	1971
Interview	Producer	Movie	1971
Interview	Screenplay	Movie	1971
An Unfinished Story	Director	Movie	1971
An Unfinished Story	Screenplay	Movie	1971
The Wish Fulfilment	Director	Movie	1970
The Wish Fulfilment	Screenplay	Movie	1970
Bhuvan Shome	Director	Movie	1969
Bhuvan Shome	Producer	Movie	1969
Bhuvan Shome	Screenplay	Movie	1969
Two Brothers	Director	Movie	1967
Moving Perspectives	Director	Movie	1967
Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar	Screenplay	Movie	1966
Up in the Clouds	Screenplay	Movie	1965
Up in the Clouds	Director	Movie	1965
Kanch Kata Hire	Screenplay	Movie	1965
The Representative	Screenplay	Movie	1964
The Representative	Director	Movie	1964
And at Last	Director	Movie	1963
And at Last	Screenplay	Movie	1963
Punashcha	Producer	Movie	1961
Punashcha	Director	Movie	1961
Punashcha	Screenplay	Movie	1961
The Wedding Day	Screenplay	Movie	1960
The Wedding Day	Director	Movie	1960
Under the Blue Sky	Director	Movie	1959
Under the Blue Sky	Screenplay	Movie	1959
The Dawn	Director	Movie	1955
The Dawn	Screenplay	Movie	1955